Voc Lambda The Economist Flashcards

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To be offset

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Etre compensé / Etre contrebalancé

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To harry (politicians)

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Tourmenter / Harceler / Faire chier continuellement

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Mainstream

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Idée du courant principal, général donc ordinaire

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To be poised (to)

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Etre prêt à

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Secouer / bousculer / agiter une région

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To rattle a region

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Etre sévèrement critiqué / Semoncé / Fustigé

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To be lambasted

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Contre toute attente / En dépit de toutes les contraintes

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Against the odds (of extreme contraints par ex)

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Dépérir, s’étioler (Un accord ou des relations)

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To wither

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9
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Alarmiste

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Scaremongering

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10
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To Shell out

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Payer / Débourser (Souvent dans le sens hésite pas à dépenser)

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To bow out

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Se retirer / Tirer sa révérence

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Etouffer un scandal

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To stifle a scandal

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13
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Significations de FOR

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  • ->Pour
  • ->Depuis
  • ->Car
  • ->En dépit
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Significations de : For + Nom

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En dépit de

For all his kindness, he was trapped

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Pavement

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Chaussée / Trottoir

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16
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To loiter

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Flaner / Vagabonder

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A scholar

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Un universitaire / Un savant / Un érudit

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18
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china

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Porcelaine

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19
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Trunk

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Coffre / Tronc / Malle

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Une poignée

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A handle

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21
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A crate

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Une caisse / Un cageot

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22
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To prompt to

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Inciter à / Inviter à

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23
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A bully

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Une brute / Un voyou

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Avec le temps / Au fil du temps

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Over Time

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Au départ / Au début / D'abord
At first
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Swingeing
Drastiques / Considérables
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Droits de douanes
Tariffs
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Freiner (la consommation des gens ce contexte)
To dampen -->Attention peut aussi vouloir dire Atténuer / Amortir (reste contexte économique)
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Stringent
Strictes
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Position dominante
Commanding position
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Snap up
Sauter sur / Arracher / Saisir
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To prompt somebody | Ex : His teacher prompted him
Rafraîchir la mémoire de qqun
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Ripe | Idiomatique : The time was ripe FOR
mûre | Le temps était venu de
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Reflate | FAUX AMIS
Regonfler (l'économie)
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To Hobble
Entraver / Mettre des bâtons dans les roues
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Benchmark
Référence / Critère / Repère
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Idiomatique : The lion's share
La majeure partie de ...
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Etre obsédé par
to become obsessed WITH
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Se réconforter de
To take solace FROM
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Solace
Réconfort
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Blanchiment d'argent
Money-laundering
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Browbeaten (into)
Intimidé (dans le sens de dissuadé, s'utilise pour entreprises avec Trump)
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Daunting
Intimidant / Redoutable
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A handful of
Une poignée / Quelques ...
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Erect
Eriger, construire, dresser
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Cross-border-supply-chain
Cross-border-supply-chain
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Attorney-general
Ministre de la justice (US je crois)
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Wane
Décliner / Diminuer / Décroître
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Spate
Recrudescence / Série
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To seize
Saisir / S'emparer de
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Récolter les fruits de
To reap the rewards of
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To wobble
Osciller / Remuer / Chanceller
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Pare-brise
Wind-screen
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In Smithereens
En miettes / 1000 morceaux
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Hinge
Gond
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Avoir un pneu crevé
To have a flat tyre
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Ressemblance
Likeness
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Cave
Cellar
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Grenier
Attic
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To lodge
Se coincer / Se hisser / Se loger
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To toss out / To discard
Balancer / Bazarder / Jeter à la poubelle/ Virer | Peut s'employer pour les mesures d'Obama et Trump
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To squander
Dilapider / Gaspiller
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To double down | Ex : to double down on clean energy
Mettre les bouchés doubles sur
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To stiffen
Devenir solide / Devenir faible / Se tendre / Renforcer / Raffermir